Relationship Expert: The Real Cost of Staying When It’s Time to Leave. How to Prevent Divorce & What to Do When Your Marriage is Beyond Saving

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Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Why So Many Marriages Are Failing—and What No One Tells You About Divorce Thinking about divorce? You’re not alone. In this powerful episode, life coach, The Stay or Go podcast host & divorce community founder Britta Jo explores why so many women feel trapped in unhappy marriages, and the emotional, cultural, and psychological forces that make leaving so hard. We dive into: - Signs your marriage is over - Should you get a divorce? - The real impact of divorce on kids - Why divorced fathers often grow after a split - The emotional freeze response in divorce - Coping with divorce grief and guilt - What women actually crave in relationships - Life after divorce for women - How to survive divorce emotionally Britta offers raw insight into how to heal after divorce, how to trust your inner compass, and how to start over, especially when your life hasn’t gone as planned. Whether you're considering divorce, already in the process, or supporting someone who is, this is a must-watch.

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0:00.0	Without him, who am I?
0:03.0	When you don't know what else could be possible,
0:05.0	when you don't have a vision of the future,
0:07.0	it's really hard to make any moves now.
0:10.0	There's a huge fear-mongering out there about how awful divorces.
0:16.0	It's all well and good to say, oh, get divorced and go live this big, vibrant life,
0:19.0	but you've still got all these
0:21.2	internal blocks. We've been programmed to push down our needs or feelings because of fear of how
0:30.1	someone else would react. Not only they're afraid for what's the results going to be for their
0:34.4	children, but most of the women I talk to don't have examples of women really thriving post-divorce.
0:41.8	What if I never find someone to love me?
0:44.9	Or just not even having a clear vision of a future that could be different.
0:49.3	Grief is such a huge part of what I work on with my women, because it's one thing to say I want to leave a marriage.
0:54.2	It is such a deeply emotional, complex process. I have so many women who want to leave,
1:00.8	and they are deeply grieving, the disillusion of the dreams, the future, hopes for what that
1:07.5	was going to be, even while in their bodies knowing it's the right choice for them.
1:11.9	Ultimately, the decision of whether to stay or go really comes down to an internal knowing.
1:22.0	Hi, I'm I am B. Alec. I'm Jonathan Cohen.
1:24.0	And welcome to our breakdown. Uh, who are you in a relationship that is bringing up
1:32.0	aspects of should I be here or not? And are you concerned that your partner might leave or is
1:42.1	unhappy? Are you considering leaving because you're unhappy?
1:47.0	Today we're going to be talking to someone who lives in the space of helping people understand
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